Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 62734

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects the UK will be ready to enter the carbon market linking the UK’s emissions trading scheme with that of the EU.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The UK and the EU have agreed to work towards linking the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) and EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as announced at the Sumit on 19 May. To that end the UK and the EU have agreed the parameters for linking agreement, wh...

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